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Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc. a Take ‘N’ Bake Pizza Specialist

Established in 1981, Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc., with its subsidiaries, owns, operates, and franchises Take ‘N’ Bake pizza stores. The Company is a high-growth franchisor and operator of the largest Take ‘N’ Bake pizza chain in the U.S. It sells uncooked (scratch-made), fresh, hand-crafted pizzas, which its customers then bake at home. Papa Murphy’s Holdings is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.

In 1981, the Company opened its first outlet in Hillsboro, OR. This was under the Papa Aldo’s moniker. In 1983, its first franchise location launched in McMinnville, OR. In 1995, Papa Aldo’s and Murphy’s Pizza merged, thus creating Papa Murphy’s.

The Company presently operates more than 1,570 franchised and corporate-owned fresh pizza stores in 38 States, Canada, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc. became a publicly-traded company on May 1, 2014. In 2015, it opened its 1,500th store. The Company offers franchise opportunities for qualified franchisees. In Q3 2016, Papa Murphy’s Holdings opened 26 new stores, including 24 in the U.S., versus 23 new store openings in the U.S. in Q3 2015.

Papa Murphy’s outlets do not have freezers. The stores make dough from scratch, grate 100 percent whole-milk mozzarella daily, as well as hand slice the vegetables. Papa Murphy’s has received the Consumers’ Choice Award – 2015, 2016 – Technomic.

To date in 2016, as of November 2nd, Papa Murphy’s Holdings has opened 81 stores system wide. This includes 77 stores in the United States. This represents a 25 percent increase in new store openings versus the first three quarters of the year prior. Of the 81 openings in 2016, 51 stores were opened by franchisees.